Welcome to the Department of Construction Services (DCS) 

The mission of DCS is to provide quality environments for safe and effective student learning as economically as possible and in a schedule consistent with the District’s needs.

DCS includes professional and technical employees as well as cross-trained employees who work as a team to provide the following services (among others):

• Construction, renovation, and remodeling of schools and facilities
• Sale of surplus properties to generate revenue for the District
• District-wide, comprehensive assessment of the District’s 8.3 million s.f. of facilities
• Maintain District archives, As-Builts, and closeout documents (Plans Room)
• Permitting functions (DEP, EPA, SWFWMD, Building Official, etc.)
• Land acquisitions
• Conduct Educational Plant Surveys and required spot surveys for Board approval
• Update and maintain Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) documentation, and submit annually to local fire and law enforcement entities
• Coordinate traffic (vehicular and pedestrian) studies
• Comply with concurrency
• Create, negotiate, and maintain all Interlocal Agreements
• Act as a liaison with Manatee County Government
• Assist in the coordination of crosswalk operations